| Level 20: | 20,000/40,000/40,000 |
| Entries: | 30/414 |
| Prizes: | €372,600 |
A field of 414 runners has been whittled down to the final 30 players for the penultimate day of the 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea €1,000 Main Event, who will return at 2 p.m. local time on June 18 for the penultimate day at the Regency Casino, Thessaloniki.
Dimitar Toshev of Bulgaria (5,370,000) holds a substantial lead, after subjecting David Kozma to a brutal cooler towards the end of play in Day 2, holding a 55 big blind lead over his nearest challenger, Lulei Hu of Italy (3,180,000), while Toshev’s compatriot Borislav Yosifov (2,970,000) completes the podium places.
Toshev boasts a career-best score of $68,420, and will be hoping to better that in the coming days by claiming the chunky first-place prize of €78,920, representing the majority of the €372,600 prize pool, a record for a Novibet event in Greece.
Hu has been in fine form this year, racking up two final tables in PokerStars Open events, increasing his career earnings to almost $1.6 million.
Yosifov is also no slouch at the poker tables, having secured cashes totaling almost $350,000 since his first entry in 2013, with a career-best score of $30,874 (All figures courtesy of The Hendon Mob).
Plenty of other high-quality players remain in the mix, including Greek duo, 2019 WSOPE Mini Main Event champion Vangelis Kaimakamis (920,000), and Fotios Ntamaris (1,275,000), while Ivan Popov (1,805,000) and Ivelin Kolev (760,000) are also potentially dangerous foes.
Start of Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Position | Name | Country | Chip Count | Blinds |
| 1 |  Dimitar Toshev | Bulgaria | 5,370,000 | 134 |
| 2 |  Lulei Hu | Italy | 3,180,000 | 79 |
| 3 | Borislav Yosifov | Bulgaria | 2,970,000 | 74 |
| 4 |  Dimitris Zournatzidis | Greece | 2,150,000 | 53 |
| 5 | Manolis Livanos | Greece | 1,830,000 | 45 |
| 6 | Venelin Pashev | Bulgaria | 1,815,000 | 45 |
| 7 | Ivan Popov | Bulgaria | 1,805,000 | 45 |
| 8 | Panagiotis Arkeles | Greece | 1,730,000 | 43 |
| 9 | Manolis Asgoudakis | Greece | 1,535,000 | 38 |
| 10 | Traianos-Alexandros Ntavoutis | Greece | 1,440,000 | 36 |
The players will return to blinds of 20,000/40,000/40,000, with the clock increased to 75-minute levels. Play will continue until the final table is reached.
Day 3 Seating Draw
The Day 3 seating draw is set out in full below, including chip counts:-
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Blinds |
| 1 | 1 | Nikolaos Valtatzis | Greece | 1,035,000 | 25 |
| 1 | 2 | Alexandros Michas | Greece | 875,000 | 21 |
| 1 | 3 | Ilias Zografos | Greece | 715,000 | 17 |
| 1 | 4 | Lulei Hu | Italy | 3,180,000 | 79 |
| 1 | 5 | Ioannis Koulopoulos | Greece | 195,000 | 4 |
| 1 | 6 | Stefanos Kechagias | Greece | 975,000 | 24 |
| 1 | 7 | Apostolos Kofidis | Greece | 1,440,000 | 36 |
| 1 | 8 | Panagiotis Arkeles | Greece | 1,730,000 | 43 |
| 2 | 1 | Emmanouil Livanos | Greece | 1,830,000 | 45 |
| 2 | 2 | Georgios Mavroulias | Greece | 905,000 | 22 |
| 2 | 3 | Alexandros Tasoulis | Greece | 1,005,000 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Emmanouil Asgoudakis | Greece | 1,535,000 | 38 |
| 2 | 5 | Georgios Tzelis | Greece | 740,000 | 18 |
| 2 | 6 | Empty | |||
| 2 | 7 | Dimitris Zournatzidis | Greece | 2,150,000 | 53 |
| 2 | 8 | Emmanouil Zacharakis | Greece | 1,190,000 | 29 |
| 3 | 1 |  Fabian Bartuschk | Germany | 405,000 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | Traianos-Alexandros Ntavoutis | Greece | 1,440,000 | 36 |
| 3 | 3 |  David Pitule | Czech Republic | 1,200,000 | 30 |
| 3 | 4 | Alexios Messalas | Greece | 885,000 | 22 |
| 3 | 5 | Vasilis Tzavos | Greece | 430,000 | 10 |
| 3 | 6 | Vaggelis Kaimakamis | Greece | 920,000 | 23 |
| 3 | 7 | Borislav Yosifov | Bulgaria | 2,970,000 | 74 |
| 3 | 8 | Venelin Pashev | Bulgaria | 1,815,000 | 45 |
| 4 | 1 | Ioannis Gerontas | Greece | 420,000 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | Dimitar Toshev | Bulgaria | 5,370,000 | 134 |
| 4 | 3 | Paschalis Papadopoulos | Greece | 1,145,000 | 28 |
| 4 | 4 | Ivelin Kolev | Bulgaria | 760,000 | 19 |
| 4 | 5 | Ivan Popov | Bulgaria | 1,805,000 | 45 |
| 4 | 6 | Empty | |||
| 4 | 7 | Nikolaos Tsinas | Greece | 935,000 | 23 |
| 4 | 8 | Fotios Ntamaris | Greece | 1,275,000 | 31 |
All players have locked up a €2,460 payday, but will have their focus firmly fixed on the €78,920 first-place prize, with the remaining payouts as follows:-
2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea Main Event Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
| 1 | €78,920 |
| 2 | €52,275 |
| 3 | €38,115 |
| 4 | €25,640 |
| 5 | €18,330 |
| 6 | €12,855 |
| 7 | €10,620 |
| 8 | €8,720 |
| 9 | €7,155 |
| 10-11 | €5,885 |
| 12-13 | €4,845 |
| 14-17 | €3,950 |
| 18-23 | €3,165 |
| 24-30 | €2,460 |
Although the festival is nearing its conclusion, there are still plenty of side-events for players to enjoy, with the remaining schedule set out below.
2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyessa Remaining Schedule
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-In | Chips | Re-Entry | Blinds | Late Reg |
| June 18 | 14:00 | Main Event Day 3 (8 Max) | – | – | – | 60 mins | – |
| June 18 | 15:30 | High Roller Day 2 | – | – | – | 60 mins | – |
| June 18 | 17:00 | PKO Day 1 (Cuatro KO) | €230 | 100,000 | Unlimited | 30 mins | 11 Levels |
| June 18 | 20:00 | PLO5 Side Event (Hyper Turbo–7 Max) | €115 | 50,000 | Unlimited | 15 mins | 10 Levels |
| June 19 | 15:00 | Main Event Final Day | – | – | – | 75 mins | – |
| June 19 | 15:30 | High Roller Final Day | – | – | – | 60 mins | – |
| June 19 | 17:00 | PKO Day 2 (Cuatro KO) | – | – | – | 30 mins | – |
| June 19 | 20:30 | PLO 4/5 Side Event (Buttons Choice–7 Max) | €150 | 50,000 | Unlimited | 30 mins | 10 Levels |
| June 19 | 21:00 | NLH Close Side Event (Deepstack Hyper) | €150 | 100,000 | Unlimited | 15 mins | 11 Levels |
poker.pro will be on the floor from cards in the air in Day 3 until the end of play, bringing you all the action and big moments, so stay tuned to see who can put themselves in pole position to lift the 2026 Novibet Greek Poker Odyssea Main Event trophy.
